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Coldest Night of the Year Walks Being Held Virtually to Support Choices for Youth
People are being encouraged to get outside this weekend in support of Choices for Youth. Today is the annual Coldest Night of the Year walk. Typically, people would gather in droves for the fundraiser...
Feb 20, 2021 The Coldest Night of the Year walk held in 2020.
No Decision Yet on Extension of Alert Level 5 Measures: Fitzgerald
The province's active COVID-19 numbers hit another milestone high yesterday, now surpassing the 400 case mark. 60 new active cases were announced, all within Eastern Health, bringing the province's to...
Feb 20, 2021
Two Weeks After Initial Outbreak Eastern Health Advises Additional Testing for MPSH Students and Staff
Eastern Health has advised all students and staff at Mount Pearl Senior High to get tested for COVID-19 as the recent outbreak nears the end of its second week. Over 400 cases have been confirmed in t...
Feb 19, 2021 (Photo: City of Mount Pearl)
Elections NL Extends Deadline to Return Special Ballots
The deadline has come and gone to apply for a special ballot to vote in the 2021 provincial election. Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk acknowledges concerns over the potential for delayed delivery...
Feb 19, 2021
Presumptive Case in Makkovik Deemed Negative, Travel Restrictions Lifted
The presumptive case of COVID-19 in Makkovik has been deemed negative following a confirmatory test in the provincial lab. The initial test on Wednesday caused widespread concerns in Labrador, where r...
Feb 19, 2021 (Photo courtesy makkovik.ca)
Investigation Underway Into Two Break and Enters at St. John's Businesses
Metro police are investigating a couple of break and enters in the St. John's area which they believe to be linked. The alarm went off at a convenience store in the Goulds around 4 a.m. on Wednesday. ...
Feb 19, 2021
60 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 as NL Crosses Two-Week Mark of Outbreak
There are 60 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today, all within the Eastern Health region. 11 under 20 years of age; 18 between 20-39 years of age; 16 between 40-49 years of age; 7 be...
Feb 19, 2021
Privacy Commissioner Upholds Town's Right to Withhold Footage Involving Municipal Officer
The province's privacy commissioner has ruled in favour of the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in their decision to withhold footage involving a municipal enforcement officer. A request was made for th...
Feb 19, 2021 (Left: Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey.)
Elections NL Has Received Over 90,000 Requests for Mail-In Ballots as of Last Night
As of last night, Elections NL had received requests for ballots from some 90,000 people. Some of those requests were for more than one ballot but Elections NL did not have any breakdown. Staff at the...
Feb 19, 2021 (Photo: Elections NL)
Grand Falls-Windsor Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police on ATV
A man from Grand Falls-Windsor has been arrested for taking off from police as they tried to stop him on his all-terrain vehicle. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP saw an ATV operating in the parking lot of a ...
Feb 19, 2021
